The Sun. — London, England, 1864-12-14 00:00:00

AND t'IMAIST'A.CIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK, The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of the Ceylon Company was held to-day. The report of the directors, submitted for adoption, stated that the accounts showed that the profit resulting from the operations of the past six months may be justly estimated at £14,200; out of which the directors recommended that an interim dividend at the rate of 1 0 per cent, per annum, and a bonus of 21, per cent. On the capital paid-up on the 30th of September, 41 nounting together to 10s. 6d. per share, be de clared, and made payable, free from income tax, on the 17th inst. The proposed payments would absorb £9,870, and leave a balance of profit amount ing to £4,330 unappropriated. The reserve fund had been credited with interest at 5 per cent., and When the premiums on the new shares allotted in India were added, would amount to £22,650. There was no alteration of importance in th e foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon. About £91,000 in gold was taken into the Bank Yesterday. The British and Californian Banking Company have made a call of £2 10a per share on the capital stock, payable on the 25ta of January next, Two O'CLOCK, At Paris, this day, according to Mr. Renter's Telegram, the 3 per cent. French Rentes were 6 6f. 25c. Firm—inanimate. The English Stock Market has been subjected (0 Some slight fluctuation today. In the morning the Funds were at an improvement of k per cent., but soon afterwards a relapse occurred, and quota. tiona have gone back to last evening's values; Consols being 891 for money, and 891 11, for the account. The New Threes and Reduced Annui• ties are 884- ; Exchequer Bills, ss. die.; and India 5 per Cents., 1021 There has been very little animation or fluctuation in the Foreign Market. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 7111 ; do. Consolides, 461 475; Mexican, 296 ; do. New, 271 ; Greek, 221 23; Spanish Pas. I sty e , 311 ; do. Certificates, 131 14 6; the Confe derate Loan, 60 62; the Egyptian, 1 pram.; and t he Danubian, 1 die. to par. In the Railway Share Market a firmer tone is generally apparent. Midland have improved £1 . 1 , 08 ; North Western and Metropolit an eac h 11 5 5.; J 'ancashire and Yorkshire, 15s. ; North Eastern Merwick), £1; Great Western, 10s.; and Great Eastern, ss. The Foreign and Colonial lines remain very in htive at about previous quotations. Por Bank and Miscellaneous Shares there con. til aries to be a very limited inquiry with little l'ariation of importance to report in price. Al liance Bank realise 37 t; Imperial Ottoman, 161 17 ; London and South African, 22; Hudson Bay ,e)tripany, 161 ; London Financial, 24=1 ; and 4 ational Discount Company, 151 y. ERITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 4 (3° VERNMENT FUNDS. Per Cent. Console ; U 0 Ac coun t, J an , 10 LBW Cent. R e d uce d 3 per Cent BBl 1 e , 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894... - 4 -1-4 ) 5 nuper Cent., Jan. 1873 — ities, 30 yrs, expire bth Jan. 1880 Be for 30 y rs , exp i re sth April, ' 1885 — xc : : : (Red er SeaTeygr_ o aph), Aug. 1908 1 dis le'iu Bi 11s 1 0° 4 per Cent £5OO t o Do £ lOO and £ 2O O h i llt England Stk, 54 per Ct. ` - ' 0 Account 237 9 , I NDIAN GOVERNMENT 4 / ,,,. -.tot SECURITIES. 'la Stock, 101 per Cent April 1874 — Cent., T , /3 0 Account .(,° 5 per Cent. July, 1870 .... , A "0 Account " j ° 4 per Cent., Oct, 1888 — DDo Certificates o 1 per Cent. (D e f erre d 3 p er C en t.) — D ° Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent V ) 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 .. I ,° 51 per Cent., May, 1879 — D 0 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 h ° IiOnCIS Xl,OOO pm 'Jo Under 41,000 •••• 4FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. ..Il iin t rian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. irili 5 per Cent ° 4 1 per Cent., 1852-58-60 ti le be 1863 8 34 b l loa Ayres 6 per Cent Ct i O Account.... b l all 6 per Cent. — °i ° 44 per Cent 04:lagian 6 per Cent — 1 ) 1 6 per Cent. -- 0 4 , a ? 6 per Cent, 1864 D 3 per Cent., 1825 b ° 5 per Cent, 1864 4p„' ) per Cent., 1773-77, L 25 paid —pm ijaclor New Consolidated, 1 per Cent - kt v ° )Provisonal Land Warrant 43 13t ia1l 7 per Cent — D ° £lOO Bonds °, Second Issue ,b Do 1864 thaScrip, £l5 paid — pm b e ' 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ox-Coupons — b o ° Acc oun t e., u -upous — t lo a „Account b " e reala 5 per Cent. Nip 18 39 and 1859 le l ' ll l 5 per Cent. (Maremmana Railway) --- ' 1 0 ( ! j e41 1 3 per Cent Account b o Do 1864 — 1) 6 per Cent. Anglo-French A' , ) , Scrip, £43 paid..... ........... tio, : Preach Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c — die x d e lp ti sh Imperial 5 per Cent Granada .. — b a °2 per Cent. uelerred — b° Land Warrants (Hectares) 0 D ebentures, rs 4 per Ct., April 1861 — P a t 4 ,..-uo do Aug., 1866 — b o Ttl. 41 per Cent .. b ° '-',, Per Cent. (Uribarren) .. — p o -I ,i per Cent., 1862 .. a-r+ccount ... • — Do nuese 3 per Cent., 1853 l) A ccount — o 3 k J), Per Ce n t., 1856, '7, '9, '60,,62,'3 474 4 ilt, t .Account .. -- b o l , a ll 6 per Cent 1822, £ St., — b o li per Cent., 1850 .. 1860 — Po ," Per Cent 1859 .. P o w Per Cent, 1862 864 V ° S i 1864 Bll Ni t er-P, £65 paid I b o A llll S per Cent Piili""ecount b o 4l ll 3 per Cent b o Accou n t isa . t)o I \t ew Deferred o(/ Lkeccunt kti, ' t4iliv o 1,, .A.ec o , h , unt (tu g A . . k- , ert. of Coup not funded 134 14 e.iii„l,e ( leunt l4l h tkixi 4 per Cent. Lo - .A . ' 6 Per Cent. 1854 u -, Co u ~G „, nt ;o Art' Cent. 1858 co 4 1 7 e0 v 1) 1 ,1 9 A Pr Cent. oa d 8 M 2 " -( leeurt N 100 Bonds.. b 4 4 , ' 6 ,e 18,4,,l'atteed, 4 per Cent. z "' Scrip £4O paid »o 4 llela, 3 1 , i ke „_ , per Cant. 1, G ~`- ' o a tit .. Ac ',5 per Gent , 1862 ' J O G e°4 llt • - h b , bn e4 C., 1864 ,'l l i'Lri a , h "ends on the above payable in London %No - 1, 6 Per Cent Ex 10 Florins. 11` 4 1 12i 4 , ,.. 1 Per Cent., " Ex. .2,5 f — t tl 4 Pere Cent., Ex : 12 (lull _ t ili a 'll 1 - t e ,,, t. Certificates lib o l li 5 pe ' e ai 3 per Cent . 0 4 t e ,,, r Cleat.. 1861, Ex. 25 francs.. l i v i , lint .. - ........ r aoiat e „,, o 11 ,.. 1 r Bond s , 41 p er Ct . Ex. 4 s. "i 5 per Cent., Ex. ')sf - N I bqa If THREE O'CLOCK. 4, 0 3 °QUM, 4(1 89 a 1 s olii••..,.s.l,..sii• tts Sji Th© abundance of capital afloat in the discount 'arket, and the belief that there will be only a `small enquiry for it on commercial account after the lapse of another week, when the preparations for the liquidation cf the annual accounts will, in all likelihood, by that time be fully provided for, have fed to the conclusion that the directors of the Bank of England will, at their weekly court tomorrow, reduce their official minimum. The idea, however, is not very generally shared in, because it is as• lamed that till after tte New Year the requirements of the enercantite community will be stimulated by 'their pajments cn revenue recount. Notwith standing these cohflicting opinions, the quotations for money have been exceedingly easy to-day, as the discount establishments have shown some araiety. The terms charged by brokers for three months' securities have been 6i 7 per cent., while txceptional transactions have been reported at 6; 1 8 per cent. 3han 9 tt sek stook 'zo stock dtoo stook stock stock stock stock stock stock tOCS stock 8:00k )EY MARKETI SHARE Al A RKE TS, —This day. liff,N ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOKS. hareßailways. r a id . Closing Business I Price. f done. `Vol., and Str. Val e l all is:ythe and Tynie. Briatzi and Exeter 100 !Caledonian Cork and Bandon j a:1 Cornwall all Do A A gets no div Do. B t 3l l6pcpan.her ? all been. pe.fil to B. Doblin - & Bedfast June. all Dun„Per h,& Ab. June. all Edinburgh & Glasgow. 100 'Glasg. and S. Western. 100 Great Eastern, Ord. stk 100 Ditto A stock Ditto EastAnglian st 100 'GreatNorthof Scotland 1 0 0 Great N0rthern........ ! 100 Do A stock D 9 B do !Gt. S. and W. of Trel,r I 100 !Great Westerr,Original 100 Do Str Val elm.. sto. 100 Do. South Wales CO Do. 4'est Mid. -Oxford luu Do Newport 10 0 Do Dereford 100 Lancashire & Yorkshire! 160 jLondon and Blackwail 100 (Lou., Bright,,& S. Coati t 100 Lon., Chat., and Dover 100 !Lon. & Noeh Western' 100 Lon. & So'ith Western! 100 Man., Shot., & Lincoln.; 100 Maryport and Carlisle. ; all Dot 5hare5........• all Metropolitan .......... all (Midland 100 y Do Birming. & Derb; 100 mid. Gt. W. of Ireland' all Do. a shares ........ all Mid 1 e2t North British ....... 100 Edin., Perth, & Dundee! 100 Nth. Eastern—Berwitn,' 100 Do, G.N.E. purchase Mal Do Leeds lOO Do York Do 100 !Do. Stock. & Darling. all Do do 1855-58 l9 Do do Is,iG-61 , North London I Do New Do New, 1864. North Staffordshire N. and S. IV. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E., Aber. stocK Do Soot. Mid. stock Shrews, and Welchpoot Shropshire Union ! South Deron South Eastern Staines, Wok„andWok Taff Vale.. . ....... DQ C ............... Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwall W. Hartlepool Har.el'sll 87 6 130 131 6 7 34 36 16 17 90 92 106 108 47 48 7i 8 t 33 131 155 150 i3O 32 86 83 70 70i 67 69 67 59 44 46 100 lu2 116 )16) 82 84 104 :05 37 39 1181 119 97 99 65¢ G6i 129 ;21 137 105 :08 55 67 25 47 113 114 71i 72i 1 3 104 88 39 11 12 p 9 10 120 125 ' 2 p 1 16 79 80 IC/ 11& {3B 112 58 41 85} 8 163 3i 18 6) 43 t5l G 8 44 1, 110 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. dallwaye alantio 4; St Lawrent.. l orn.,Barodat.Cent In. I Ga. 5 percent.. Do. E. shares... •sulialo and Labe 'rural Do. Preference q malo,Brant,itGoiirt.-1 i p. ot. bds. Aug, 1,1 s:: fro. do. July 1, 18:' do. Jun, I. lts: ; louttE6.&B.l , :abtn. k 'ape:Town it Dock Scr• Demerara 7 p.c. per. pi ; .tabtx . t. liengai f U. 0 p. vast Indian. icu. 5 p. Do. do. J Ext (rand Trunk ot Cana.l Do. Equip. Mort. Bonds 1 charge o per cent Do. Ist i re.. Bond, Do. do. deferred Do. 2d Pref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 3d Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stook Do. do. deferred Jt.lndtaPentii.gua.sp., Do. Gut. 5 per cen' Do. New gnu. 5 p. 0.. it. South.oi India (Liu, t2ilarallteed 5 per crew Do. 4i per cent Do it. W. or Canada Share, Do. New ... Do. 6 p.o. '73 with' t opt Do. 5i p. o. do. '77-8.... Indian Branch Limfteri .31adras. guar., 5 p. a. .. Do. 4$ p. o. Extensiol De. Do. Fifth Extension. tilelb.Corpp. p, o. Bnth Ilelb. & Hobson's Bay. Sewßr Tiuswlok s Cand. Class A and B. N.ltl.C'daB po Ist p 1 bdr Soinde Do. Delhi Do. do , Do. Puni nub .... 00. Indus.lit. Floq) 1100 < 2 11C0 10(; Paid. Closing Price. 58 60 1026 'p3 6 Idle ip 5 54 8 9 75 80 48 100 8) 90 102 k 103 i 1031 IL4§, 21 2 83 91 70 72 61 d 4 66 68 66 68 53 64 47 60 3) 32 28 3J 1034 :04; pr p pr ip :01 IC3 9 9i 11i 1 83 VO 80 f , 2 1 d 10? 1031 06 C 8 91 C 3 59 Cl F F 2 84 10 1(3 1.023 1034 Id aP [o2i 1034, 15 97 13.14. COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECU -- British Columbia, 6 per ! cent., Dec. 31, 1872.... Do. do. 1883.... 07.6 p.e.Ja &.Jll.l - 1877-81 Do, Do. Do. Do. ape( 6 p. c. Feb. & Au: 6 p. c.3lar.& Sept 6 p. o. Jan.dtJul). 5 1 ueeribed stock 3.Hope, 6 p 0,187, Do.Ap & Oct. 188( Do. 189 , Jo. Jan. & July. 1891. Jeylon, N0v.1F63, 6 p Vo. 1878, do. 11auritius 6 p.cent. 1873 Do. 1878 Do. 1882 1 natal Gov. 8 per cent.. ) 6 p.o. J a.dtJul) J. S.W. Gov. 5 p Do. sp. c.,18/1 to 1., I Do. d0.,1888 & upwdt ew Zealand 6 p cent , iova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875. lueensland Gcv. 6 p. c.i Aus Gov. 6 p.0.1r68- Do. 1 70 &upward ~. Vic. Gov. Bp.c. Ja.&Jul) Do. So 6 p.c. An.A.Oot.. 97 99 97 C 9 97 99 87 89 86 89 R 3 105 105 107 1(6 108 109 111 102 10i 9 112 195 107 106 109 iC6 108 V 4 1(6 08 101 18 100 95 07 94 96 .05 107 9) 101 101 10i LO7 105 X 1065 U7l 10u 100 100 10t 100 100 BRITISH MINES. 'a in bri:Ln Consul. Gold Chiverton Amalgamated.. , lo ven G. Con, (Tavist. Drakevval:s....... ..... xtat Ite.ssett (Illogan).. !last Caradon ..... ast Carn 8rea........ East Grenville East Lovell ...... '1 Russel (Tavlstk. am.ttSt.A übvn(G wen Great Laxey,Thn...:... heat South Tolgus Wheal Vor(ffelstoi, "lrenville.. ilerucl's-Foot Etingston Downs ..... . Margaret (tiny Lelant Ilarke Valley.. .... ... 137ndy Iron Ore (Lim.. ....... yew Setun :orth Downs ,North Roskear.. ...... 't isaseet,(lllo4-sa, orth Crotty Prosper .'rov luenue ( tiny Lel at. ioutliCaradon(StCleer Fran2(llloian Stray Park 'ln Cron Peet Basset (Mogan)... Cr radon fl.iskeard West Chiver ton West Soton •.• •• • Wheal Basset (Mogan Wheal Buller (Itedruth, WhealLudeott ....... Wheal Mary-Ann Caen , Wheal Beton h heal Treiawney (Lis Wheal Union 2.1.0. LIL; 3.4.0 2.7.0. 2.13.6, 5.13. 78 . 6.13 1.'5.1 2 1 i 3 204 3.1.6 2.8 0 10 6.7. 4 1 64 74 32 33 580 600 I'IZEFERENCE BEARE& Great Western, 4 per cent. irred , 86 (t.Western, Wt. Alidland, Oxford Ist guaranteed stook, 125 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. North London, 4i per cent., 20 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Midland Bradford pf. stock, 92 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Great Luxembourg, 1l Sambre and Meuse, 7 South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 201 FO UI IUI MINES, Port Philip, 11 g Alliance 361 7 Australasia, 68 British and Californian, lim., 34 / Hindustan, China, and Japan (lim.), 291 Imperial Ottoman, 161 London Bank of Mexico and S. America, lim., gi London and Brazilian (lim.), 45 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 25i London and County, .78 London Joint Stock, Ditto, new, issued at 30 pm., 36 London and South African, 22 Standard of British South Africa (11m.), 231 Union of Australia, 541 MISCELLANEOUS. Contract Corporation, lim., Credit Fancier and Mobilitr of England, Ditto (X 2), 5 Fore-street Warehouse, lim.,v9i Home and C ilonial A ssurauce, lim., 5} Hudson's Bay, 116.4 imperial Mercantile Credit Assn., lim., 8 International Financial -ociety, lira., 72 Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour,, B.} Joint Stock Discount, lim.. 16f National Discount Company, lira., 15 i . Ottoman Financial Association, Telegrat h Construe. and Maintenance, lim., 3 The Price of Gold. The quotation of gold at Paris is about 3 per mille pm., and the short exchange on London is 25.20 per £1 :sterling. On comparing these rates with tile English Mint price of £3 lOid. per ounce tor standard gold, it appears that gold is about 2-16th sper cent. dearer in Paris than in London. By advic; s from Hamburg the price of gold is 425 per mark and the short exchange on London is 13.41 per £1 sterna". Standard gold at the English Mint price is, therefore, about 1-01 , ,th per cent. dearer in London than in Hamburg. The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is abut 263 per cent., and the premium on gold is 141 per cent. At these rates there is a small profit on the importation of go'd from the United States, Business don. 3,ITIES. 11 15.18.1 30.17. f BANKS. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 14, 1864. LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. COUNCIL. COURT OF DIVORCE, (Before tie Judge Ordinary and a Spec!al Jury STONE V. STONE AND APPLETON. defence. The Judge—You did not see Mrs. Stone until a month after her confinement P Witness ,. --Not until a month after. The Judge Ordinary---Can you tell a month after the birth of the child whether it is a seven months child or not ? Witness—Yes, I can. There are various appear. antes to enable me to do so. Cross-examined—She had no doubt about her ability to tell the age of an infant. She never told Dc Bishop that Mrs Stone's conduct towards Mr Appleton was slaumeful. She would swear that whethtr Dr Bishop was in court or not. Susan Marks said she was for some time in the service of Captain and Mrs. Stone. She went in October, 1859, The evidence of this witness was in many important particulars a direct contradiction of that given by the witness Harris examined for the petitioner. The case is not expected to conclude to da Extraordinary Libel Case. DUBLIN, Tuesday Morning. One cf the most extraordinary trials which have ever taken place in Ireland was commenced yesterday before Chi I.Justice Monahan and a special jury. The case is at hearing in the Court of Common Pleas, the same court in which the story of the Yelverton marriage was first related to a jury and the public. Many fancy that the present affair is not without features ci resemblance to that celebrated case; but however this may be, there is no doubt that the interest felt in the trial now pending bids fair to outrival the interest felt at the time when the town rang with the name of Theresa Longworth and her matrimonial wrongs. The title of the pending case is Travers v. Wilde. It may be premised that the plaintiff is a young lady of about 25. She is the daughter of Dr. Travers, who holds the situation of sub-librarian in Marsh's Library, and who has gained con siderable fame as a scholar of antiquarian tastes. There are two defendants, Sir Wm. Wilde and his wife. Lady Wilde is —nominally, at least—the princir al defendant. It was stated in court that her husband's name had been joined with hers merely for the sake of complying with legal forms; but it will be seen that Sir William Wilde occupies the most pro minent place in the proceedings, so far as they have gone. Sir William Wilde was formerly Doctor Wilde, and re ceived the honour of knighthood very recently, partly in acknowledgment of his high reputation as an oculist and twist, and partly because he had been one of the census commissioners. Lady Wilde is an authoress in her way, and has written several poetic pieces under the name of " Speranza," These, then, are the parties to the action, which is one of libel. Mary Josephine Travers, spinster, seeks to recover £,OOO damages from William Wilde, knight, and, Jane Francesca, his wife, for a libel written by the female defendant to the father of the plaintiff. This is the letter which L ady Wilde sent to Dr Travers about his daughter Mary— Tower -Bray, May 6. Sir—You may not be aware of the disreputable conduct of your daughter at Bray, where she consorts with all the low newspaper boys in the place, employing them to disse minate offensive placards in which my name is given, and also tracts, in which she makes it appear that she has had an intrigue with Sir William Wilde. If she chooses to dis grace herself that is not my affair; but as her object in insulting me is the hope of extorting money, for which she has applied to Sir NVllliam Wilde, with threats of more annoyance it not given, I think it right to inform you that no threat or additional insult shall ever extort money for her from our hands. The wages of disgrace she has so basely treated for and demanded shall never be given to her. JANE F. WILDE. To Dr Travers. To this charge, which the summons and plaint repre sented as a libel on the character and chastityof Miss Travers, the defendants pleaded several defences, the substance of some of which it may be necessary to give, as they are not only very peculiar, but go a great way towards explaining --from the defendants' point of view, of course—the nature of the action. After the ordinary defences that the letter is no libel, that the words were not used in a defamatory sense, that there was no publication as alleged, and that, if there was, the publication was privileged, there is ano ther plea, which declares that the plaintiff, having taken umbrage at some supposed slights put upon her by Lady Wilde. set herself to insult and annoy the female defendant in various ways. Among other means adopted towards that end, it was alleged that Miss Travers had published " a certain scandalous and immodest pamphlet, under the title of ' Florence Boyle Price ; or, a Warning, by Speranza,' thereby causing the public to believe that such publication _ _ was the composition of Lady Wilde,who had previously been known as an authoress under the name of Speranza' in which she (Miss Travers), under the assumed name of Florence Boyle Pric€, would make it appear that a person therein styled Dr. Qnilp (whom the plaintiff afterwards admitted to have been Intended for Sir W. Wilde) had made an at tempt upon her virtue; and that, in furtherance of her design, she caused divers doggerel verses and additional articles to be inserted in a newspaper called the Dublin Weekly Advertiser, signing some of them with the assumed name of Speranza.' " It was also alleged that Miss Tra vers had sent several insulting letters to Lady Wilde, and had endeavoured to expose Sir W. Wilde to ridicule and contempt, by issuing placards and handbills against him on the occasion of his lecturing in the Metropolitan Hall, to the Young Men's Christian Association; that the pla cards bore the words, "Sir Wm. Wilde and Speranza ;" and that the plaintiff employed wen to ring hand bells, so as to direct attention to them—that she had further "caused divers persons to sell copies of the same immodest pam phlets, falsely alleging it to be the intended lcctdre of Sir William Wilde, theraby causing great disturbance and confusion at the place where the lecture was to be de- livered ;" and that she subsequently invited public atten tion to this circumstance in the newspapers. The defence proceeded to allege that the pamphlet had been offered for sale, and sent to the house at Bray, where the Wilde family were residing, as the plaintiff would "have it to be believed that she had had an intrigue with Sir William Wilde." It was also averred that on ssveral occasions, before the writing of the alleged libel, the plaintiff had applied to the defendants and " threatened more annoyance it' her requests were not acceded to." Lady Wilde further pleaded her bone fide belief that the plaintiff "had disgraced herself," and that her object was to extort money, and that, in order to induce her father, Dr Travers, to use his parental autho rity over her, she (Lady Wilde) had written the letter without malice, and in the hope of stopping the insulting proceedings; and her ladyship declared that she believed the statements contained in the letter to be true. Such, in substance, were the pleadings, as opened by Mr Quin. Serjeant Armstrong stated the plaintiff's case at con siderable length, After adverting to the social position of the parties concerned, the learned gentleman said that in 1854, the plaintiff, being threatened with deafness, was re commended by her physician to consult Sir William Wilde, who enjoyed a high dharactor as an aurist. She was then about 19 years of ago, and most interesting, both by reason of personal beauty and mental culture." Sir William pre scribed for her, but would not take any fee, and an acquaint ance sprung up between Miss Travers and the Wilde family, and she often visited at their house when they had com pany, When she had first seen Sir William Wilde he lived in Westland-row, but he afterwards removed to Merrione square, a more aristocratic quarter of the city. Sir William had made Miss Trevers a prevent of a season-ticket for the Exhibition iu 1859, and she used to go to the theatre with his children. The I. arned sergeant "did not mean to say that at this period Sir William ever entertained any inten tion of assaulting the virtue of the plaintiff, but, no doubt, an intercourse extending over seven years gradually exerted its influence, and raised in his mind a guilty intent." Sergeant Sullivan (for the defendants) here interposed. His learned friend was making the action--• which was vir tually one against Lady Wilde, with her husband joined for farm's sake—a vehicle for an attack on Sir William Wilde. The male defendant was "not in any way placed in a position to answer any insinuations that might be thrown out against him." Lady Wilde, in reply to the allegation that she imputed unehastity to the plaintiff, denied that ever she had done so, having merely . written to her father with the object stated in the pleadings, kir JUDICIAL COMMITTEE -OF THE PRIVY (Present the Lord Chancellor, Lord Cranworth Lord Kingsdown, and Sir Sohn Romilly.) - . IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF THE LORD BISHOP OF NATAL AND THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. Mr. James, of the Chancery bar, this morning opened the arguments on the appeal of the Bishop (Colenso) of Natal. The learned gentleman was proceeding when we went to press. The re.boaring of this case was resumed this morning by the examination of witnes for the The first witness called was Anne Caution, who said she was a monthly nurse, and that on the 17th of llf cember, 1861, she was engaged to attend upon Mrs Stone at Exeter. The lady was unexpectedly coLfined on the 2d of January in the following year, There was no preparation for the event. The witness was closely examined as to whether the infant was full grown, but she said she could not tell. Ann Martin, another nurse, said she saw the ledy and her infant. The child was in the nurse's arms when she Rent in. Mrs. Stone and the nurse asked her to look at the child. She did so. She opened it and examined at it. (Laughter.) That is, she "ondone" its clothes and looked at it. It ap• peared to her to be a seven months child. She felt positive it was so. William had nothing to do with the matters which the jury had to try. In reply to Sergeant Armstrong's obser. vation that all the statements of the plaintiff would be proved in evidence, Sergeant Sullivan said that at the proper time the defendant would show that the charges were untrue. Sergeant Armstrong, in reply said that the libellous letter was justified on the ground that the plaintiff had "made scandalous charges against Sir William Wilde, which were not founded on truth." He (Sergeant Armstrong) had a right to go into the whole ease, and to show that the plain tiff's pamphlet "charged, not an intrigue, but an intent of a very different kind "—and as regards the demand for money, he wished to let them see that Sir William Wilde was the person forcing the money on her, instead of her ap plyinis to him . Sergeant Sullivan—l do not mean to say that you are not to show that the defences arc untrue, but what I say is, that the plaintiff comes here cha , ging Lady Wilds with libelling' her by a charge of unchasti y, and she now comes whh this case that, she is unchaste. Sergeant Armstrong —If she was violated by Wilde in his private study, and refuses to receive any more of his licen tious embraces, is she to be branded as a prestitutc ? Chief Justice Monahan—l cannot stop the case for the plaintiff, Sergeant Sullivan—Very wall, my lord. After the lad I obseryations of hergeant Armstrong, he may go on. Some further conversation having ensued, Sergeant Armstrong went on with his statement. He read a number of letters to show the progress of the ac queintanceship between Sir William Wilde and the plaintiff. So long ago as 1859 Sir Wiliam used to criticise Miss Tra vers's dress, saying he did not like a bonnet, or something of that kind; and he was accustomed to give her small sums of money, which the plaintiff took as loans to supply her with dress befitting her position. There wore a vast number of letters written from Sir William Wilde to the lady. One of them referred to a burn which she had in her neck, and another to the paring of a corn, and others were written in a half-fatherly, half-quizzing style, The male defendant is over fifty years of age. However, as Sergeant Armstrong stated, Miss Travers had her suspicions aroused in the winter of 1861. In the October of that year, so the learned gentleman proceeded to say, " there was a distribution of premiums for the Queen's University, in St. Patrick's Hall, Dublin Castle, and Miss Travers was there with Dr Wilde; he asked her to go and escorted her home. Well, the next day he met her in Westland-row, and he said to her, in a very marked way, ' Did you observe anything yesterday?' She said, ' I did not," Did you no tice my cart iage, as we were coming along the street, com ing after us ?" I did not.' I will not repeat the identical words he used. She will give them herself; tut the sub. stance was that they had been watched by Mrs Wilde in that carriage, and in fact that Mrs Wilde was, in her own mind, distrustful of what was going on. From the lips of Dr Wilde himself Miss Travers first heard of such a cir cumstance. She unquestionably was a little alarmed, and it struck her that she should be more circumspect ; but he made as light of it when he saw the effect it had on her as possible, and he gave her a hook, He said to her, Look in that book and you will understand what I mean.' She took the book, and found it contained a letter asking her to see him at the hospital he was professionally attending, but she did not go. She saw him shortly afterwards, when he asked her did she want money, but she said not; she wanted to have his 'reference to Lady Wilde' cleared up. She gave him to understand that unless this were done all acquaint ance between them must cease. He wrote to her—" Don't be angry, lam sick, I assure you, I will leave the money for you, £6 10s, at Shaidan'e" (this was a shop where parcels wore left in the ordinary course), at about 11 o'clock. Yuu will make me curse you if you don't take it." After wards he explained that in speaking as he had done he had been only joking, and asked her to come and dine with Lady Wilde and the family, and she did go. Matters went on till February, 1862, when ono day, as he was examining her ear in his study, "she was amazed and confounded when, most suddenly, he clasped her in his arms, and refused to re lease her till she had promised to call him William." " I will not let you go," says he, " till you promise to call me William." He said he would detain her till she said, "Please, William, let me go;" but the refused, and got away from the house. He then wrote letters to her, which she returned to him unopened. The drift of them, when it was ascertained, was that she should " not be making mountains out of mole-hills," and that the clasping of her in his aims meant no harm, and that it was unjust for her to harbour any suspicion against him ; and he also talked about being miserable, fretting about Miss Travers, and more to that effect. She felt it necessary to see Sir William Wilde about a letter which had been opened, as she thought, before it reached her, and he also invited her to the house to see one of his children. Subsequently Sir William Wilde " supplied her with some money to go to Australia, and a ticket was taken at Dublin ;" but when she:went to Liverpool to embark there was some difficulty about her berth, and she returned. Omitting a great deal of counsel's statement—omitting all about the, little letters that Sir William wrote to her, the dresses he bought fur her, and Lady Wilde's " petulant remark," on one occasion, when she asked Miss Travers, "where do you want to take my husband to now ?''—one must hasten to the most startling part of Sergeant Arm strong's speech—" On Thursday, Oct. 11, 1862, Miss Tra vers, in obedience to an invitation she received from him, waited on him in his study. She was there about half-past one o'clock. Ho made no allusion to any previous coaver sation in reference to the publication in the letter or any thing else, but he at all events expressed great concern about the mark of a burn which she had across her throat. He removed her bonnet for the purpose apparently of looking at her throat, She was in the habit of concealing that slight defect by wearing a necklet of black velvet, and he put his hand into it, with his knuckles next her throat, fastening his knuckles in the velvet band. He pressed against her very tightly, so forcibly that she said, You are suffocating:me." I will,' said he, 'suffocate you, I cannot help it.' Gentlemen, I will leave it to herself to tell you what followed. But I will tell you what ho said after e% hat followed. I felt it my duty to be most particular in ascertaining what she was prepared to swear as to that interview and the assault upon her. The next thing, gen tlemen, after the horrible consternation and agitation into which she was thrown—the next thing, when she recovered consciousness, was this; she found him throwing cold water on her face. He was opposite to her, with a tumbler of water in his hand. He cried to her Oh, don't close your eyes ; look up once more. He always had a little wino in his study. Ha held wine to her lips. She was in that state her mouth was tightly compressed in the agitation of the occasion. He could not get her mouth opened, He then sponged her face with water, and what did he say I wish the devil or the angel Gabriel would make her open her mouth. (Laugh ter.) He said, Rise, I beseech you, for my preservation and your own.' He shook her. lie begged her not to stare so wildly at him. Speak one word,' he cried, ' speak one word, for God's sake. I know,' said he, lam a ruffian— but it was not premeditated.' Gentlemen, on hearing those extraordinary and frightful expressions, she at tempted to rise from where she was. He offered' her w i ne again, but her teeth were still clenched, and he said, ' I will pour the wine on you if you won't take it. lam horribly frightened,' he said, ' and you must make me a promise. Have sense, or the first person you meet you will tell, and it will be ruin. ram in your power and you are in mine. Do, for once in your life, do what I tell you —keep secret, and all will be well. I know all you could say —but, oh I spare me. I am in your power. Stab me if you like. I know you hate me, I sometimes wish to God I could hate. I swore I would never touch your hand again. I struggled against fate, whilst you thought you were run ning away from me. I struggled against the fate that was hurrying me on when you thought you were escaping. Don't prove yourself a mad woman now, but attend to what I tell you, I must be obeyed. Hive faith and confidence in me, and you may remedy the past Australian freak and the talk it has given rise to. It led to a great deal of talk. You would be surprised to hear all that was said about it. It you destroy me, you injure yourself for ever. If you knew all the mischief you would do to yourself, you would be glad to follow my advice now. Promise to be quiet for a few days. Keep up appearances for my salvation and your own. I fear I cannot trust you out of my sight for tear you will do yourself and me irreparable mischief." The remainder of the learned counsel's statement referred to the young lady's despair, the efforts of Sir William to keep her quiet, and his pressing upon her money, &c., which she on every occasion returned. The letters of Sir William Wilde, after the affair in the study, were occasion ally of a very melancholy character, and at other times rhapsodical in their protestations of friendship. The 'named counsel had not concluded when the Court adjourned last evening. LUBLIN, Tuesday Night. This morning Sergeant Armstrong concluded his address for the plaintiff. Miss Travers was then called and examined. She de posed to the outrage upon her by defendant in his study, as described by counsel in the opening speech. She was still under examination when the Court rose. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT—This Day. - - ~- OLD COURT. (Before Mr Baron Pigott.) THE MURDER IN CLERKENWELL. Alfred Thomas Jackson, aged 21, a working jeweller, was placed of the bar charged with the wilful murder of Francis Plowden Roberts, an apprentice to Mr French, wholesale jeweller, Newcistic-place, Clerkenwell. The prisoner was also indicted on the Coroner's inquisition. The prisoner appeared deeply affected. At the close of the case for the prosecution, _ _ Mr Sleigh then proceeded to address the jury for the prisoner. He contended that it was a ease of mistaken identity. Further, that if the prisoner was, in their opinion, the person who inflicted the wounds, a quarrel had taken place between the two young men, and that the blows were inflicted in hot blood, the crime was then reduced to manslaughter. A number of witnesses were called, who gave the prisoner a most excellent character. The jury returned a verdict of manslaughter, and the team , d Judge sentenced the prisoner to penal servitude for lie, CRYSTAL PALACE,—ONE SHILLING DAY,—Yes• terday the admissions on payment were C 54; ditto by season tickets, 818—total, 142, Funeral of K Mocquard, Subjoined are the orations pronounced over the grave of M. Mocquard by Marshal Valliant and M. de la Guerroniere at the funeral on Monday :mt. The former spoke as follows : " The Minister of the Emperor's Household cannot re main silent before this tomb, which has just received one of the oldest, one of the most constant and most useful ser vants of the Emperor and the empire. In view of the great events which have already illustrated a great reign, grati tude and admiration each day bring forth new and sincere instances of devotedness. The devotion of M. Mocquard had taken precedence of all these. Its origin is to be traced to the first days of youth, and, far from being exhaustO by its duration, strengthened, on the contrary, by time it will remain as an example of unalterable attachmen , and historical fidelity. Is not, in fret, the name ce M, Mocquard the most complete personification of fidelity to us all? Fidelity was his creed, his rile giorn the worship ( f his whole life. He practised it with ardour, with ener gy, without any personal preoccupa. pation, and without any other ambition than that cf adding to the glory of his sovereign and the greatness( f his coun try. Like another, better than another, he could aspire, no doubt, to fulfil high public duties in the Government; but faithful to his confidential post, he exalted himself by keep • ing it. Other voices less affected than my own will, here or elsewhere, render homage to sound merit, to profound learn ing, to a charming wind, to a character at once amiable and serious. At this time, at this place, I only wished to re member the qualities of a noble heart in bringing to him who is no more the last farewell of the well-beloved sove reign from whom on hie bed of death he but now received the last embrace. Adieu, Mocquard I We weep for thee in envying thee. The sweetest consolation has been given to your family; the most precious tribute has been paid to your memory—the Emperor has said to your children, ' He was my friend.'" This oration, pronounced in a voice choked with sobs, produced a great impression on all around the tomb. M. de la Guerroniere, senator, then spoke as follows : " Gentlemen, I have received the painful mission of bringing to this tomb the expression of my colleagues' re grets. In order to impart to them an accent more worthy of the sympathies of the Senate and of the eminent man who is their object, I have only to associate them with the noble grief which descends on this coffia from the throne as a continuation of the friendship which, after having honoured the life of M. Mocquard, piously attaches itself to his memory. The Emperor now weeps as a friend the faith ful servant whom he has so long treated as a confidant of his thoughts ; and I have the right to say that these tears of a sovereign are still more precious than his favours. In the intimacy of supremo power there is a privilege more rare than that of gaining the confidence of him whom one serves—it is that of partaking of his heart, said of leaving a great blank after having merited a high fortune. M. Mocquard has but barely passed through the ranks of the Senate. 'We had scarcely time to see him there when the nature of the duties which he fulfilled, and which made reserve the first duty of his political conduct, did not allow us to hear that voice which eminent successes at the bar seemed to have destined for Parliamentary contests. But if his presence amongst us was not made known:by his par ticipation in our debates, it had none the less a great signi ficance. This dignity of a senator, which the Emperor ac corded to him when public opinion had already marked him out for it, was not only the consummation of a career which, before it was devoted to the service of the State,had been so deeply shaken by all the agitations of our contem porary events ; it was also the consecration of quite an order of ideas and sentiments which characterise him whose loss we deplore. What, in fact, does M. Mocquard represent in the diverse phases of this long life which has ended too quickly ? He represents, gentlemen, three great things : devotion to a noble cause, patriotism of which it is the in spiration, and political spirit of which it is the moderator. At an epoch still near to us in point of time, although it is already far removed by events, when the First Empire was only an heroic souvenir, end when the Second seemed only a generous illusion, M. Mocquard was one of that small group of men who had preserved their political faith as a religion. All was against them—facts, opinion, fortune, and that future, which we have seen to develop since in a manner so sudden and so providential, did not even appear on the horia en as a hope, They had the honour to be the first, almost the only ones, and, through all trials, with a confidence which nothing could shake, they waited the day when they saw themselves supported by eight millions of suffrages. Amidst this isolation, of which men like AI. Moequard have so nobly accepted the disgrace, there was, however, a latent force which sustained them, and which connected thorn wills an entire change of opinion, the source of which was in the patriotic impulse of a great people, but the final result of which was hidden behind the veil of the future. What was Bonapartism before it became a Go vernment ? It was the memory of our glory, and the protest of the natiunal conscience against the hum liation of our disasters. It was an :aspiration ill•defined, but ac tive, powerful, anxious, irresistible towards a political situation more worthy of our history of fourteen centu ries, and of the greatness which unceasingly nourishes and enlarges the magnificent movement of civilisation and progress of which the imperishable date 1788 gave the signal. These aspirations are realised, and it was reserved to M. Moequard to be associated more intimately than any other person with the acts of this policy, the triumph of which he had foreseen. Here his part changed, and his militant habits gave way to very dif ferent duties. The companion of the exile, the man of action, he, who had quitted an official position the more freely to convey his homage and his counsels to miafor tune, became the intimate confidant of the prince to whom the will of France gave the throne which foreign force alone had wrested from the founder of his dynasty. It does not behove me to retrace here all the tact, propriety, persever ance, enlightened devotion, modest discretion, and active vigilance which the chief of the Emperor's cabinet has displayed in this mission so difficult and important, which placed him so near to the mind of the Sovereign, and which could cause his legitimate influence to be felt in the councils of the Government from so high a position. He pretended nothing. He effaced himself systematically, his devotion absorbed his personality. He was one of those who possess the privilege of penetrating into the imperial intimacy, open to him at all times; more than any person he lived in that elevated region on which the regards of the world are fixed, and from which proceed so many decisive impulses. Well, when he lett this region it was to resume his simple and affable manners. Casting from him all importance, he did not assume superiority over any person, in order to be more on a level with all those whose wishes he listened to, and who confided to him their ideas, their interests, and even their ambitions. A distinctive trait of his nature, and which characterises the manner in which he fulfilled his duties, is that lie never took up the suhject without the de sire of doing good. When he could be useful he was anxious and ardent; but if it was necessary to speak ill of any per son, if he had to make his sovereign acquainted with those studied malevolences, those veiled calumnies, those envious disparagements which seek to surprise or to deceive the good faith of Powers he was dumb, and his cold and digni fied attitude disconcerted those intrigues, which he never favoured. Such is the man, gentlemen, whom the Empe ror placed amongst us as a personification of that patriotism which honours public life, and of that moderation which restrains its impulses. Nature had endowed him with her most amiable gifts. She had bestowed on him personal graces, a great power of expression, an exquisite taste in literary matters, and that temperance which, in imposing moderation on the mind, imparts to it more vigour. His intelligence, formed and nourished in the study of the in comparable models of the true and the good, was not applied to those conceptions which reflect literary re nown on a name, He concentrated it, he meditated on it, and in order that he might more completely devote himself, he in some sort renounced his personal elevation. What more striking example can there be of all that is noble in a devotion so loyally inspired, and in an ambition governed by duty ? M. Mocquard lived more happily, more satisfied, than if he had been more powerful; and at this supreme moment ho is as much honoured as if he had filled the highest offices of the State. This procession, this numerous attendance, this homage, this emotion by which we are all oppressed—the presence of these illustrious per sons, the eloquent voice of the Minister of the Emperor which we have heard—does not all this tell you that which most elevates a man is his character, and not his official position ? That which best concludes such a life would have been wanting if ho had not been attached to those sublime truths which purify the soul in raising it to God. Yes, I say it with a deep feeling of consolation and hope— in this nature, the graceful and frivolous outward part of which seemed apparently to cover a sort of scepticism, there was yet that spark of sacred fire which never permits 'spin tual beliefs to extinguish themselves. This was well seen at that last hour when an Illustrious priest went to receive his last confidential communications. His first word, ut tered before his family, was a protest against this odious materialism, - which vainly tries to overtake) in us the Divine principle of immortality. This was an act of faith which fortified him against death, and which ho has left as a consolation to his family. And when the venerable curate of the Madeleine administered to him the last con solations of religion his mind still recovered its energy amidst agonising sufferings, and applauded this grand thought of the greatest of Christian orators, of the writer whom he admired the most, perhaps—of Bossuet, thus branding the believers in Atheism : They see nothing, they understand nothing; they even have not the means of establishing the nullity which they hope for after this life, and thin miserable portion is not assured to them. M. Mocquard has understood this, gentlemen,—there is some. (hing grander than living as a philosopher : it is to die as a Christian." PRIVATE BILLS FOR NEXT SESSION.--Tomorrow (Thursday) is the last day for serving notices on the owners, lessees, and occupiers of property required by the promoters of private bills. Monday, however, was the latest day for posting letters to the persons referred to, and the number of registered letters sent on that day is said to have been very large, Each letter cost 7d, and contained a form to be filled up and returned, stating whether the per : son addressed aseents or dissents. or is merely "neuter. ' A list of the forms returned will be afterwards made up, and submitted to the House of commons, ; SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. EALING STE `Weights for the Middlesex I ?,PLECHASES. andicap. Three miles and a tlf, at lb Serious Case l2 7 Ironsides Portland ll 10 Sly Fox ll 7 Globule Dobbyn Premier Gorsehawk Piggy Wiggy .. Bravo ll 2 Fenton Ivanla6ll . ll 0 s lb The Rogue Yeller Gal Shuttlecock Aga Old 5quire,....,..., 10 7 Bracknell Little Dick Attaman .. lO 7 Overton Aggressor Ned of the li'lls , lO 0 RACING FIXTURES FOR 1865. JANUARY. Manchester 2 FE BRUA It Y. Lincoln spring..... Nottingham Spring 28 Derby Spring 2 Liverpool Spring Shrewsbury Spring L C:I. Northampton 4 Croxton Park 7 Durham l7 Newmarket Craven 17 Newmarket Ist Spring 1 Chester .. York Spring Ju Epsom Summer (con.) 1 Manchester 7 Ascot .. Alexandra Park 2O Ju Newmarket July Carliele Pontefract AUG Huntingdon Reading Egham Oxford ..... ... 17 York August SEPTE Doncaster Spring Warwick Spring Chelmsford Spring Catterick Bridge ... Thirsk Epsom Spring . LY. Salisbury Bath Epsom inuanier . Hampton Newton Newcastle Worcester Summer ,Y. Nottingham Summer Chesterfield Goodwood UST. Plymouth Liehfie:d . Devon and Exeter.... IDerby Summer Weymouth :MBER. Rich.nond .... Monmouth Manchester Autumn ~ 22 Newmarket Ist October 26 Weymouth (continued) 1 Leicester 7 Doncaster Brecon OCTOBER Northallorton 5 Newmarket Houghton.. 23 Newmarket Second Oct 9 I Worcester Autumn .... 31 NOVEMBER. Worcester Autumn (continued) 1 WRIGHT'S RACING RECORD for the year now speedily drawing to a close, has just been issued. It is the most perfect guide to the turf that has ever emanated from the press. The present issue is a great im provement on former editions, having been compressed into nearly half the size, although containing more useful infor mation to sporting men than formerly. Besides the win ners of every race for the year 1804, the present volume contains all the closed nominations for 1805-0 ; Grand National Steeple Chase Rules ; rules concerning horse racing; New Laws of Betting; Lengths of Courses ; Win ning Jockeys in 185 f, and an alphabetical List of Jockeys and Trainers in England, Ireland, and France. The price is only 2s Gd, and we hope that the Messrs. 'Wright will bo amply rewarded for their exertions in supplyingthe pub lic with a want long felt on the turf, No sporting man ought to be without a copy. AQUATICS, GREAT ROWING MATCH FOR £2OO. A smilers' race for £2OO took place yesterday between David Coombes, son of the celebrated Robert Coombes, the ex-champion of the Thames, and Frank Kilsby, from Put ney to Mortlake. The race was one of much importance in a sporting point of view; the amount of speculation it had given rise to at Tattersall's and elsewhere, and the fact that the backers of the men were well-known gentlemen upon the turf, com- bined with other circumstances to invest this match with an amount of interest not ordinarily falling to the lot of seullers' races upon the Thames, which was amply demon strated by the amount of money depending upon the issue and the vast assemblage of the spectators. The prestige attached to the name of Robert Coombes has been, up to this time, well maintained by his son, whoWh6 the triumphant actor in the scene of yesterday, considering his youth, as he, like his opponent, has not numbered more than 22 summers. Besides other races, he won, while an apprentice, the Thames National coat and badge, and the City of London similar prize, to which was added, when just out of the indentures, Doggett's coat and badge last August. Kilsby, independent of other races, has successfully con. tended twice against May, and three times against Spencer, end against Wise and Biffen. He also rowed in the Doggett's coat and Ledge race last August, and it was from that event that the present match emanated ; for although Coombes, we have before stated, was the winner by 10 lengths, it was considered that he had been advantaged in the early part of the contest by fortuitous circumstances, and that Kilsby, who rowed second to him, would, under a more favourable state of things, very likely have carried off the much envied award of victory. Both men were put into training two months before the race—Kilsby at Mr Salter's, the Feathers, Wandsworth, and Coombes with Harry Kelly, the ex-champion, at the Belle, Putney ; and both made as much progress as their most ardent admirers could wish until Friday last, when Kilsby unfortunately caught a cold, which settled in his throat, and although every attention was paid to him, still he came to the post with a bad ulcerated sore throat, al though in every other respect he was in splendid condition. This considerably altered the state of the odds, which, having before been slightly on Coombes, now became 7 to 4 and 2to lon him. Kilsby came to the scratch at lOst, and Coombes at Sst 101 b, being in the most perfect form. So much interest had been imported into the race, that six steamboats, besides several tugs, were densely crowded, as were also the towing path and sporting houses along the river bank. Citizen P conveyed the officials—Mr Charles Newnham acting as referee, George Hammerton umpire for Coombes, and Mr Salter for Kilsby. Harry Kelly showed in the head of Coombes' cutter, and George Drewitt in that of Kilaby. At 10 minutes past two they went to their stations, Kilaby winning the toss, and in a few moments they were off to a level start. Kilsby had the lead a moment afterwards, row ing a long steady stroke ; but Coombes, although somewhat flurried, had caught him at the Star and Garter; and even thus early Kilsby showed signs of distress, while Coon.bes, on the contrary, was pulling away with the utmost game and confidence. Just beyond this Coombes led by half a length, and then Kilsby putting on a spurt, came up nearly level, and they rowed an interesting race nearly mid-stream, as a tug persistently drove them out. When clear of this, Coombes again led by half a length, and continued to draw in front till the Bishop's Creek (half a mile), where Coombes came more into the direct course, and in doing so nearly fouled. Kilsby put on a spurt at the same moment, and Coombes wisely rowed out , while Kilaby, also pulling his left, fouled Coombes' stern, and both claimed the foul. Kilsby stopping a second, Coombes drew clear, and then in the easiest possible manner began to leave his opponent be• hind, and at the Crab Tree led by three lengths. Between there and the bridge Kilsby pulled very pluckily, and re covered a little, but under Hammersmith bridge there were four lengths between them, and Coombes was going still further ahead without the least effort. Through Corney Reach he exhibited in his fine spurts all the old form of Ws father. At Barnes-bridge there were eight or ten lengths between them, and Coombes reached the Ship at Mortlake winner by 200 yards. Time, 25 min. 15 sec. MORMON TEMPLE AND TABERNACLE.—A core respondent of the St. Louis .Republican, writing from Great Salt Lake City, gives the following description of the projected Mormon temple and tabernacle :—" That which strikes every observer of the temple is the remarkable solidity of the stone work. It appears to be laid there to remain a thousand years. furnishing an unyielding support to the building that is to rest upon it , I saw an outside view of the upper portion. The style of architecture is somewhat novel. The ti out view shows three towers, the centre m ore elevated than those at the side. The rear end presents a view of three towers also, the side walls being strengthened with powerful abutments covered with pinnacles. The walls are lofty, and the entire air of the building, as represented in the view I saw, is imposing. There is no excess of orna ment. All is substantial, dignified, and impressive, The building is not for tho use of the congregations of the people, but for the priestly ordinances of the church. The people in their assemblages will meet in another building in the rear—the tabernacle. This is projected on a largo scale, and on a vary peculiar design. It is to be an oval building. I was told that the interior would cotrespond to the shape of an egg. At present 52 massive abutments of solid masonry, lOft by 4ft, shoW the exterior line of the structure. From the top of these abutments the oval roof will spring. The floor will be oval downwards, seated e w l o i t s h e rig b u s i i I n tw s a e l a l s t . s a amphitheatre . sArthebuiiding i.s n T t h e e n r d e e i f l o l r be no vast congregations, ventilation and light are looked to, and the building will be nearly all windows and dcors. It covers a space of 225 ft dee p by l7sft wide, and is calcu lated to hold 10,000 people. Here the teachers and elders will enlighten the people, and their united souls will go up, Tho cost of these buildings must be immense ; but all is contributed by the members of the Mormon church in labour and money. Their system of tithing is adequate to the work. When I asked, ' What is the estimated cost of the temple and tabernacle ?' I was inform ed with a smile, We do not calculate things in that way. When it is de cided to do anything among us, it is done without a calcu lation of cost, each doing his part.' lam informed that President Young himself is the superintendent and actual architect of the buildings. Every stone in them ho has inspected and measured with a tape-line and assigned lo its place." 7zs I 37 119120 1371 1131 f 80 P SUN OFFICE, SIX O'CLOCK. SWITZERLAND. Consolidated Assurance Company. - - The mortality throughout Great Britain has during the past year exceeded the usual average, and assurance core. panics have therefore found the claims by death in some de. gree increased during that period. The number and amount, however, of claims paid by this company during the past year are still within the estimated rate of mortality, the sum being £8,564 lls 5d on 42 policies. assuring 36 lives. The gross premiums received on discontinued policies since the formation of the company amount to £54,497 ; and the gross claims from deaths, including bonuses, during the same period amount to £48,861. The deed committee and one of your auditors have, as usual, examined the Com pany's securities, compared them with the balances out standing on the books of the company, and they have cerii■ fled that they found the same correct. Your directors have much pleasure in stating that since the last general meet ing committees of reference have been formed, composed cf gentlemen of position and influence, in Liverpool, Man chester, and Birmingham ; and they Lope to be enabled to state, at the next general meeting, the appointment of similar committees in other principal towns of England and Scotland, believing them calculated to support the best interests and advance the prosperity of the com pany, With the view to facilitate the forma tion of these arrangements they have instructed their actuary to make a careful valuation of the assets and liabilities of the company as at the 30th Septen.ber last. That valuation, with the:report thereon, is published as an appendix; and the directors believe it will be read with equal interest and satisfaction by the policy and share holders of the company. The directors who retire pur suant to the deed of settlement, are Messrs H. J. Gibbins, W. Blanford, and E. D. Shirtliff ; who, being eligible, offer themselves for re-election. The directors ,have to report with sincere regret the death of one of the auditors, viz , Mr J, E. Clennell, The auditors. Messrs Appleton and Arnold, retire ; and, being eligible, offer themselves for re • election. Mr E, H. Gaisworthy, of 32, York-place, Port man-square, being eligible, has given notice of his inten tion to offer himself as a candidate for the vacant office of auditor.—By order of the directors, D. M•GILLIVRAT, Actuary and Secretary. To the Chairman and Directors of the Consolidated Assurance Company. London, Nov. 29. Gentlemen,—ln terms of your instructions, I have now ,he honour to submit the results of the valuation of the assets and liabilities of the Company, as at the 30th of Sep tember, 1861. At that date I find, after deducting lapsed and discontinued assurances, there remained in existence eu the books 2,596 policies, assuring, with bonuses already de clared, £748,349 18s 4d, and yielding an annual revenue of £24,114 14s id. In making the valuation the greatest care has been exercised, and every item has been compared and carefully checked. As in all former valuations the Carlisle rate of mortality has been adopted, and 3 per cent, has been. assumed as the rate at which the company's funds will im prove. The final results of the several calculations, combintd_ withthe cash assets and liabilities, are as follows :—Asscts Present value of future premiums, £363,950 Ils 2d—invest - ments on securities, £86,466 17s Bd—lnterest due on ditto to 30th September, 1864, £l,443—cash deposited with. bankers, £3,000--cash on current account with ditto, at.d stamps on hand, £1,734, 13s 11—L155,595 2s 93. Liabilities : Present value of sums assured, £352,799 le 3d —reserve for liability on investments by depositors, re-assurances, rent, and immediate annuities, £33,306 2s 5,1 shareholders' capital, £19,647 1 ls—interest and dividends due 30th Sept., 1864, £1,285 7s—claims ascertained, Lut not due, £2,630 7s Ild. Total, £409,668 9s 7d ; balance, being assets over liabilities, £45,926 138 2d, I consider the valuation a very satisfactory one, and I respectfully sug gest that with the above figures it would be well to com pare and review the results obtained from the last quinquen nial valuation made in 1861. It will be seen from that valuation that a surplus was obtained eufficient for the declaration of a bonus to the shareholders of £2015a Id l,er cent. on the sums paid on their shares, over and above 5 per cent. per annum, free of income-tax; and a cash bonus to the participating policy-holders of 25 per cent, on the aggregate amount of premiums paid by them in the pre vious five years, which was equal to the reversionary bonus ranging from 21 to 84 per cent. according to age. The following statistical information may be considered interesting:---Notwithstanding the c impany has completed its 18th year, I find the average duration of each policy is 4 years, The average age of persons assured under whole life policies with profits is 39.073 years, and without profits, 42 . 817. The rate of interest received on investments dur ing the year averages Xi lOs 6d per cent.; and this fact should be kept in view, when it is considered that only 3 per cent. has been adopted in the valuation, Had the valuation been made on the assumption that the funds of the company would improve at the rate of 4, or even 3f per cent., the assets over liabilities would have been considerably increased. Although the claims are heavier than in former years, I do not consider them excessive ; it so happens that they have fallen on several policies of large amount. It must, however, be satisfactory to the directors that they have been enabled to capitalise upwards of 32 per cent. on the year's transactions. After satisfying all claims, a, balance of cash assets remained on the books of the com pany, at the 30th September, 1864, equal to 44 . 782 per cent. of the entire premiums received on existing policies. In conclusion, I have to express to you toy congratulations on. the sound and prosperous state of the company. —I am, gentlemen, ;your ,obedient servant, 1). ISPLI 11,1,1YR/etc, Actuary. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, congratulated the meeting on the success of the society during the year about to close. The report entered sa minutely into details that nothing was left him to allude to. However, there was one important fact not mentioned in the report, and that was that during the year they had addtd nearly £B,OOO to the capital. Mr GALSWORTIIY said he had great pleasure in seconding the motion. The resolution was then put to the meeting and carried unanimously. The retiring directors were re...elected, and the proceedings terminated with a cordial vote of thanks to the chairman and the other officers of the company. A CHRISTMAS IMPORTATION.—Mr Thompson, wholesale fish and fowl dealer, Nottingham, has had con signed to him from Quebec a large number of geese. They came to hand .in capital preservation after a long voyage ; many of them weighed from Illb to 141 b eacb,—Nottin ham Guardian. _ FORBIDDING THE BANNS.-012 Sunday morning last, when the curate of one of the churches iu Burslem had read the banns of the day, and made the usual declaration, "Whosoever knoweth any just cause," &c., labouring man rose in the gallery and called out, "I object to that." The curate, amidst the suppressed titterings of the congregation, inquired the cause of the otjection, and was answered in the dialect of the district by, " daughter, and her inna o' age." The objector Was re quested to attend in the vestry at the close of the services. The objection appeared to Le that the intended bride was Lut 1G years of ago, while the intended bridegroom was a widower with a large family. AN IRON LETTER.—By the last American mail, a letter, which is remarkable both as a documentary curiosity and as a specimen of manufacturing skill, was re ceived by the Btriningliaon Jou:•nal. It is written on iron rolled so thin that th e s h eet is only twice the we i ght o f a similar sheet of ordinary note paper. the letter is dated "South Pittsburg (Pennsylvania), Nov. 6, 1864," and says, of" In tti e t , the Atlasnumber Work,,o your paper dated October 1, 1864, there is an articl e setting forth that John Brown and Co., Sheffield, had succeeded in rolling a plate of iron 131 inches thick. I believe that to bo the thickest plate ever roiled. I send yon this specimen of iron made at the Sligo Ironworks, Pittsburg. Pennsylvania, as the thinnest iron ever rolled in the world up to this time, which iron I challenge all England to surpass for strength and tenuity. This, I believe, will be the first iron letter that ever crossed the Atlantic Qccan.—Yours, &c., JOHN C. EVANS." The iron is said to be of exceedingly fine quality, and the sheet is by far the thinnest ever seen in this coun try. The letter will be deposited in the museum of the Mid land Institute. Tested by one of Hot , zappfel's gauges, tl.e thickness of the sheet is found to be the I,oCoth pat - of en o inch. A sheet of Belgian iron, supposed hitherttobe the thinnest yet rolled, is the 666th part of an inch thick, and the thickness of au ordinary sheet of note paper is ab,)ut the 400th part of an inch. THIRD EDITION. The two Chambers of the Swiss Federal A93:m. bly met three days ago to elect the President elf the Confederation for 1865. M. Shenk, of Berne, Vice-President of the Federal Council for 1864, was chosen by 105 votes to 26. M. Kuusel, of Lucern, was afterwards elected Vice President by 86 TO:efi to 45. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING.—(THIS DAY ) The eighteenth annual general meeting of the share and policy holders in this company was heid. this day at the offices of the company, 45, Crit-up, side; H. J. Gibeins, E-rq , in the chair. The fol:owing reports from the directors and the actuary were read to the meeting In accordance with the rules of the company your dime. tors present their annual report, with an account of the receipts and expenditure for the year ending 30th sep'etn ber last, by which it will be seen that the income and assets of 'he company continue steadily to increase. During the year 585 policies were issued, assuring 162,175, and yielding annual premiums amounting to. £5,14.1. 21 21 27 29 !1061 1021